Combined picture and stovepipe holder.



No. 888,182. 'PATENTED MAY 19, 1908.

A. MANTENPBL.

COMBINED PICTURE AND STOVEPIPE HOLDBR, APPLICATION FILED my 22, 1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUST MANTENFEL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED PICTURE AND STOVEPIPE HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, AUGUST MANTENFEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at 228 est Melrose street, in the city of Chicago, county ofCook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in a Combined Picture and Stovepipe Holder, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The present invention consists in certain new and useful improvements inhangers for supporting pictures, stove-pipes or other articles suspendedfrom walls and ceilings.

The object of the invention is to provide a hanger that can beconveniently attached to a picture molding, or hook, that can be readilyattached to the picture or other object to be supported, and that can beconveniently adjusted to the length desired.

WVith these objects in view and further objects which will appear as thenature of my invention is more fully disclosed, I have invented thenovel hanger illustrated in the annexed drawings which show one embodiment of the invention, and in which,

Figure 1 is a side view of my improved hanger as used for supportingpictures. Fig. 2 is a front view of Fig. 1. Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are top,front and side views respectively of my automatic clamping device whichsecures the hanger at the desired length. Fig. 6 is a front view of myhanger as used for supporting a stove-pipe. Fig. 7 is a side view ofFig. 6. Fig. 8 is a front view of the self-locking clamp that I use forsecuring a band around the stove-pipe. Fig. 9 is a cross section of AB,Fig. 8.

Similar reference characters refer to corresponding parts throughout theseveral views.

1 is the main shank of the hanger terminating at its upper end in thehook 2 adapted to Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 22, 1907.

l i l l Patented May 19, 1908.

Serial No. 375,051.

clamping device 3 is formed of a base late 1 1 which has upper and lowerperforate( lugs 12 and 13 through which the extension bar 4 is guided,and of the dogs 14 pivotally disposed on opposite sides thereof. Thedogs 14 have sharpened points 15 normally held in contact ,-with thesides of the extension bar 4 by engage a wall molding or other support,and

carrying at its lower end the automatic clamping device 3.

4 is an extension bar passing through the clamping device which looks itat any desired position and is formed into the hook 6 at its lower endand the lug or shoulder 5 at its upper end to prevent disengagement fromthe clamping device when being adjusted at its extreme position.

7-7 are rods having eyes or rings 8 at one end adapted to engagethe hook6 and having hooks 9 at the other end for attachment to the screw eyescommonly found on the backs of picture frames. The automatic l l l l aperforated lug 17.

means of the spring 16 stretched between the The dogs 14 are eachprovided at the lower end with holes for a string or chain 18 which isattached in the form of the letter Y so that by pulling downward on itslower portion the lower end of the dogs will be brought towards eachother and the points become disengaged from the extension bar.

From the foregoing description by refer ence to the drawing it will beclear that the extension bar 4 can be pushed upward the desired heightwhere it will become locked by the contact of the points 15 actuated bythe spring 16. It will also be clear that on pulling the spring 18 orpressing the lower ends of the dogs between the thumb and finger, theextension bar will be released and can be lowered freely as may bedesired.

In Figs. 6 and 7 the main shank, automatic clamping device and theextension bar are identical with Figs. 1 and 2. The hanger being hereadapted to support a stove-pipe, however, the rods 7 are not used, butin their stead is a band 20 which is looped around the stove-pipe 21 andsuspended from the hook 6 of the extension bar 4 by means of the clamp22 which also secures the band in a loop of suitable circumference forthe pipe. The clamp 22 is formed of a plate 22 having an upperperforation 23 for the hook 6 and a lower elongated hole 24 for the band20 one end of which is bent around the portion of the plate between itslower edge and the hole 24 as shown at 25 in Fig. 7. The other end ofthe band is brought around the pipe and through the hole 24 over thebent portion of its opposite end, where it is secured by the dog 26pivotally connected to the plate of the clamp by holes through the lugs27 and corresponding lugs on the dog. The sharpened point 24'" of thedog is kept normally pressed against the band 20 in the hole 24 by meansof the spring 28 except when released by pressure of the thumb andfinger against the upper portion of the dog. The plate 22 of the clampis provided also with perforated projections 29 to give a convenientmode of attachment for other purposes.

Having now fully described one of the embodiments of my invention andhaving it distinctly understood that I do not waive my right to anyother form in which it may be embodied, what I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a main shankwith an extension bar slidably connected therewith, a pair of dogs forsecuring the extension bar at any I point in its length to the mainshank, means main shank, in combination with an extension bar slidablymounted thereon, a pair of dogs pivoted to the lower end of said shank,a spring normally holding said dogs in engagement with said extensionbar, means operable to disengage said dogs from said bar and means forattaching said bar to the article to be supported, substantially asdescribed.

4. In an apparatus of the class described,

the combination of a main shank, having a hooked upper portion and aclamping device at its lower end, an extension bar hooked at its lowerend and adapted to slide through said clamping device longitudinally tosaid shank, pivoted dogs oppositely disposed in said clamping device oneither side of said extension bar, a spring for holding the points ofsaid dogs in contact with the slidable extension bar, a Y shaped stringor chain attached to said pivoted dogs oppositely to their pointswhereby their points may be drawn apart to release said extension bar,and means for attaching said extension bar to the article to besupported.

5. In a device of the class described, a main shank, in'combination witha plate secured to the lower end of said shank, lugs on said plate, anextension bar, slidably mounted in said lugs, means on said platenormally engaging said extension bar to hold the same againstlongitudinal movement and means for releasing said bar, substantially asdescribed.

6. In a device of the class described, a main shank, in combination witha plate secured to the lower end of said shank, a pair of perforatedlugs on said plate, an extension bar mounted for longitudinal movementthrough said lugs, a pair of dogs pivotally mounted on said plate, aspring normally holding said dogs in engagement with said bar and meansfor retracting said dogs, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of the two subscribing witnesses.

AUGUST MANTENFEL Witnesses:

